US elected to Human Rights Council
United Nations, May 13 (PTI) The United States was elected for the first time to the Geneva based 47-member Human Rights Council, after the Obama administration decided to reverse the policy of previous Bush regime to boycott the body.
The Bush administration had worked hard to replace the Human Rights Commission when it was established in 2006.
American Ambassador Susan Rice said after the 192-member General Assembly elected the United States, Washington still considers the body to be flawed but is looking forward to work from within to strengthen and reform the body.
Also elected for the first time are Belgium, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan and Norway to begin their three-year term from June 19.
Among the nations re-elected, China, Cuba and Saudi Arabia are among the countries where human rights record has been questioned by the activist groups.
A major criticism of the Council is that its procedures allow human rights violators to shield one another.
The Council meets three times a year and is expected to review the human rights record of member States.
The United States got 167 votes, Norway 179 and Belgium 177 from the European and others group. PTI
United Nations, May 13 (PTI) The United States was elected for the first time to the Geneva based 47-member Human Rights Council, after the Obama administration decided to reverse the policy of previous Bush regime to boycott the body.
The Bush administration had worked hard to replace the Human Rights Commission when it was established in 2006.
American Ambassador Susan Rice said after the 192-member General Assembly elected the United States, Washington still considers the body to be flawed but is looking forward to work from within to strengthen and reform the body.
Also elected for the first time are Belgium, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan and Norway to begin their three-year term from June 19.
Among the nations re-elected, China, Cuba and Saudi Arabia are among the countries where human rights record has been questioned by the activist groups.
A major criticism of the Council is that its procedures allow human rights violators to shield one another.
The Council meets three times a year and is expected to review the human rights record of member States.
The United States got 167 votes, Norway 179 and Belgium 177 from the European and others group. PTI
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